Cultivator-fender adjuster.



A. R. WILEY.

CUL'HVATOR FENDER ADIUSTER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. s. 1911.

1,260,841, maimed Mar. 26, 1918.

womafoz FLRMHN n Alinear nussnLL WILEY, or mannaro," Kansas? rien a .a .l l l,

arena" CUTIVATORLFENDER ADJUSTER.

To allwhm'imay'concer: e

Be 1t known that I, ALBERT RUssELr; VILEY, a citizen ofthe United States, refy siding atMankato, in the county of Jewell,` State ofKansas, have invented a new `and useful Cultivator-Fender Adjuster; and dohereby'declai'ethe following to be a: full,

clear, and exact description of the'invention, suc'ha'swill enable others skilled'in the art to whichit" appertains to make `and use the same.

The" present invention relates to vah adjustable mounting' for cultivator fenders, andV has for itsu object-to providea device of thischaracter which embodies novel features'j of construction. whereby the f endei` as' an attachment Ito any conventional culti-c` vater, which" will enable the fender to be easily aiid quickly adjusted in the desired Vmanner, and which is reversible-,I being `adapted to be applied toeither side of the cultivator.

With these'and other objects in view, the invention consists in certaiilinovel `combina-f` tions and arrangements of the parts as will moreffully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be hadto thefollowing description and accompanyingidrawings, in which Figure l is a side eleif'ationof a cultivator fender adjuster constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the same as applied to a cultivator beam, a portion only of the cultivator beam being shown.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, looking at the fender adjuster from the opposite side thereof.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the device, parts being broken away and shown in section.

Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the rotatable plate and operating lever.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the. ratchet disk.

Corresponding and like parts are referred Y @eintiireirwag desempate and indicated in all the viewsof the drawings by vthe'san'ie refeiience charaeters.

Referring tor the drawings, pwhich" illustrate one embodiment of the A inventionpthe reference character1 A designates af frag` mentary portion of a cultivator beam, and BI a' fragmentary portion of aifeniderfbeam,

the said meinbersbeing' of wellknoiwii and conventional cdnstructionri; ratchet; l 1s fitted againstfone side of the cultivatbr beamV A, being provided with a Vdiametrically disposed depressed seatf the base thereof sht'ped' to conform" tothe contoui'i of the cul ivater beam a'ndlinter# locktherewith,` The'uppei" edge'oftlie" disk'A l is" notched' to ,provide a segniental"` rack 3, while a boltg entends" centrally through" the disk and cultivatoi" beam tbhiold'the diskinpsition upon the""cultivatoil bea-m.

A circular plate 5 fitsrtatably againstthe outer face' of the diskl l, rbeiiig'-piyot`ally mounted upon `the end of the'boltfl` andiheld in` position against4 the" diskby means of mes-aid bolt". `This Cireuniypn 5" is` gf the same" size asthe disk 1,'theA latter ,proJ

` viding a" bearing"` surface against which the plate rotates. The inner face-'ef thefplateis providedj cwitli an diametrically" eXteiiding the sanie.V An' o` eratino lever 7 isiri id i C i i i wa'ndli7l therefrom, said lever carrying a latch member 8 which ismnorumyally held, `in engagement with the" segmental riaick 3` of tlfediskV 1 by means of a spring 9. A latch lever 10 is mounted in the conventional manner upon the operating lever 7 and connected to the member 8 so that the latch member can'be readily retracted into an inoperative posit-ion when it is desired to manipulate the operating lever and rotate the circularV plate 5 upon the bolt 4f to swing the fender beam B up or down. It will thus be obvious that the fender can be readily raised or lowered and the position thereof adjusted in the desired manner. The device is adapted to be attached to either beam of the cultivator and the latch lever 10 is preferably reversible, sothat it can be applied to the. lever in such a manner as to face toward the front of the machine, regardless of which beam theV attachment is applied to.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a relatively fixed beam, of ajcircular disk fitted rigidly against one side of the fixed beam and having a segmental rack at one edge thereof, aicircular plate fitted rotatably against the` disk and provided upon its inner face with a diametrically disposed depressed seat, a beam fitted within the seat so as to be adjustable by rotating the plate, means for adjusting the plate upon the disk, and means for locking the plate with the disk.

' 2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a relatively fixed beam, of a disk fitted rigidly against one side of the fixed beam and having a segmental rack at one edge thereof, a rotatable plate `fitted against the disk and provided upon the inner face thereof with a diametrically extending depressed seat, Va pivot bolt connecting the plate to the disk and also securing the disk to the fixed beam, a beam fitted within the seat of the plate, so as to be adjustable by rotating the plate, a handle for rotating the plate, and latch means upon the handle for engagement with the segmental rack of the disk to lock they plate in an adjusted position. i

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a relatively fixed beam, of a circular disk proveded upon one side thereof with a* diametrically extending grooved seat adapted to receive and interlock with the fixed beam, a circular plate fitted rotatably against the disk and provided upon its inner face with a diametrically disposed depressed seat, a pivot bolt connecting the plate to the disk and also connecting the disk to the fixed beam, a beam fitted within the seat of the plate so V as to be adjustable by rotating the plate,

and means for locking the plate in an adjusted position.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination with a relatively fixed beam, of a disk fitted against one side of the xed beam and provided with a diametrically 'extending grooved seat receiving and interlocking with the fixed beam,

said disk having a segmental rack at one edge thereof, a rotatable plate fitted against the outer face of the'disk and provided with a diametrically extending depressed seat in one side thereof, a beam fitted within the said seat so as to be adjustable by rotating the plate, an. operating lever projecting from .the plate, and latch means upon the lever for engagement with the segmental rack of the disk to lock the plate in an adjusted position. i

5. In a device of the character described, the combination with a relatively fixed beam, of a circular disk provided in one side thereof with a diametrically extending grooved seat adapted to receive and interlock with the fixed beam,the upper edge` of the disk being notched to provide a seg mental rack, a circular plate fitted rotatably against the circular disk and provided upon its inner face with a diametrically extending depressed seat, a pivot boit extending j centrally through the plate and disk and also extending through the fixed beam, a beam fitted within the seat of the plate and also engaged by the bolt, an operating lever projecting from the plate for rotating the A same to adjust the position of the r movable beam, and latch means upon the operating lever for engagement with the segmental rack of the disk to lock the plate in an adjusted position. A l

In testimony whereof I have. signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT RUSSELL WILEY. Witnesses: j

D. H. STAFFORD, LEROY MUsToE.

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